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Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott 1605–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Clerkington (near Haddington), East Lothian, England, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 December 1656

Death Location: Clerkington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Scott

Mother: Lady Pringle

Spouse(s): Lady Clerkington

Children(s): Lady Scott, Agnes Scott, Alexander Scott, Barbara Scott, James Scott, John Scott, Katherine Scott, Laurence Scott, Robert Scott, Willaim Scott

Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott was born in 1605 in Clerkington (near Haddington), East Lothian, England, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Lawrence Harprig Scott And Lady Elizabeth Rollok Pringle. Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott married Lady Katherine Helen The Elder Morrison Lady Of Clerkington Baroness Scott Of Clerkington, and had children including Agnes Scott, Alexander Scott, Barbara Scott, David Scott, Frances Scott, James Of Scotsloch Scott, James Scott Of Scotsloch, John 1St Of Malleny Scott, Katherine Scott, Lady Mary Katherine Scott, Laurence Scott, Margaret Scott, Mary Scott, Robert Dean Of Hamilton Scott, Robert Scott Dean Of Hamilton, Willaim Scott. Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott passed away in 1656 in Clerkington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott was born in 1605 in Clerkington (near Haddington), East Lothian, England, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Lawrence Harprig Scott And Lady Elizabeth Rollok Pringle.
  • Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott married Lady Katherine Helen The Elder Morrison Lady Of Clerkington Baroness Scott Of Clerkington, and had children including Agnes Scott, Alexander Scott, Barbara Scott, David Scott, Frances Scott, James Of Scotsloch Scott, James Scott Of Scotsloch, John 1St Of Malleny Scott, Katherine Scott, Lady Mary Katherine Scott, Laurence Scott, Margaret Scott, Mary Scott, Robert Dean Of Hamilton Scott, Robert Scott Dean Of Hamilton, Willaim Scott.
  • Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott passed away in 1656 in Clerkington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Scott's Ancestors

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Sir Scott
1605–1656
Birth Place: Clerkington (near Haddington), East Lothian, England, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lawrence Harprig Scott
1570–1637
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Rollok) Pringle
1574–1666
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Scott
1558–
Balwearie Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Susanna Moseman
1550–1606
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Scott's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William , Laird of Clerkington) Scott (1605–23 December 1656) m. Lady (Katherine (Helen) "The Elder" Morrison, Lady of Clerkington, Baroness Scott of) Clerkington (1605–1705)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Katherine) Scott 1635–1734 m. Hew Montgomerie 1630–1710
    1. 1. Captain (William) Montgomery 1660–1721 m. Isabella Burnett 1650–1750
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Montgomery 1691–1751 m. Archibald Currie 1697–1719
        1. 1. Patrick ((Peter)) Currie 1719–1780 m. Florence McQueen 1719–1780
  2. 2. Agnes Scott 1645–
  3. 3. Alexander Scott 1654–
  4. 4. Barbara Scott 1637–
  5. 5. James (of Scotsloch) Scott 1655–
  6. 6. John (1st of Malleny) Scott 1652–1709
  7. 7. Katherine Scott 1635–1735
  8. 8. Laurence Scott 1625–
  9. 9. Robert (Dean of Hamilton) Scott 1656–
  10. 10. Willaim Scott 1630–1683

Sir Scott's Timeline

3 Records

1605
1605
Birth of Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott in Clerkington (near Haddington), East Lothian, England, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Clerkington (near Haddington), East Lothian, England, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1637
1637
Age 32
Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott was married in Clerkington, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Clerkington, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1656
23 December 1656
Age 51
Death of Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott in Clerkington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Clerkington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Clerkington (near Haddington), East Lothian, England, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Clerkington, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1656
    Event Place: Clerkington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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